🎬 Maybe It’s Time for a Renaissance. Or Perhaps… NYwood? 🍎🎥

“The quantity of movies that are made today—literally, globally, millions. And most of it is shit.”
— Ridley Scott, age 87, cinematic legend, destroyer of boredom.

🍿 The Director Who Alien-ated Mediocrity

At 87, Ridley Scott could be quietly sipping tea in the English countryside. Instead, he’s still taking Hollywood to school — and apparently, to detention.

The director of Alien, Gladiator, and Blade Runner recently told an audience at London’s BFI Southbank that he’s struggling to find good movies these days. His words? Brutally honest, delightfully British:

“We’re drowning in mediocrity. Millions of movies — and 80% of it is… eh.”

He even confessed that he’s been rewatching his own films lately because they “don’t age.” (Honestly, if you’d made Alien and Blade Runner, you’d do that too. That’s like Picasso saying, “You know what? My old doodles still slap.”)

💾 CGI, Scripts, and the Curse of Shiny Nothingness

Scott blames part of the problem on technology.
“Too many movies today are saved by digital effects,” he said, “because what they haven’t got is a great script.”

Translation: Hollywood’s been busy rendering pixels instead of writing paragraphs.
And he’s got a point — explosions can’t fix a bad screenplay. You can’t CGI your way out of a plot hole the size of the Death Star.

💥 Ridley’s Reality Check: The Math of Mediocrity

Here’s Scott’s cinematic math:
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• 80%: Mediocre sludge 🍝

• 15%: Watchable

• 5%: Genuinely great

Even if his fractions don’t add up, his frustration does. In an era of infinite content, quality has become the rarest special effect of all.

🏙️ Enter… NYwood? The Reboot We Deserve?

If Hollywood is stuck in sequel mode, maybe another city can take the reins.
Imagine NYwood: where every movie has actual dialogue, grit, and coffee-fueled neurosis. 🎭☕

Ridley might just nod approvingly while someone films a heartfelt monologue in a cramped Brooklyn apartment — as long as it’s got a script.

🌟 Let’s Be Fair: Some Recent Movies Still Rocked

Sure, we’re drowning in meh, but a few life rafts are floating:

🎞️ Modern Classics Worth the Popcorn:

• Mad Max: Fury Road — chaos with a purpose

• Inception & Interstellar — Nolan bending time and space (again)

• The Revenant — An Alejandro G. Iñárritu masterpiece + Leo vs. bear 🐻

• Parasite — capitalism’s most entertaining roast

• Get Out — the horror of small talk made literal

• Her — when your operating system has better emotional intelligence than your ex

• 🎬 Moonlight, La La Land, The Social Network, Ex Machina, Inside Out, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Django Unchained, This Is The End (for fun), Sputnik (for thrills), Smile (for scares) — proof that cinema still has a pulse 💓 (and maybe even good taste left in the reel).

Even Scott’s own Blade Runner 2049 reboot by Denis Villeneuve was pure dystopian poetry.

So maybe the problem isn’t movies — it’s the assembly line. The art of film is still alive; it’s just buried under 47 Marvel sequels and another “live-action” remake of something that didn’t need it.

🎥 Why Ridley’s Rant Matters

Because when a director who gave us Gladiator says the industry needs to fight for its soul, we should probably listen.

His message isn’t anti-innovation — it’s pro-craft. Great storytelling starts with great writing. You can’t “fix it in post” if it was broken in the first draft.

And let’s be real: the last time a new idea made a billion dollars, it probably starred Tom Cruise running in slow motion. 🏃♂️💨

🗽 The Takeaway: Art Is Not a Franchise

Hollywood doesn’t need another cinematic universe. It needs a creative one.
Maybe that’s what Scott’s getting at — fewer sequels, more substance.
Less “content,” more cinema.
More screenwriters, fewer spreadsheets.

Or as the man himself might say: “Get it on paper first.” 📝🔥

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🌐 Suggested External Sources

1️⃣ Variety — “Ridley Scott Slams Modern Movies as ‘Drowning in Mediocrity’”

As Variety dutifully reports — before ducking under the nearest boom mic — Ridley Scott thinks we're "drowning in mediocrity.”
Someone hand this man a lifeboat… or maybe just a typewriter.

2️⃣ The Hollywood Reporter — “Ridley Scott: Movies Have Lost Their Soul” (or similar coverage)

Even The Hollywood Reporter joined the cinematic therapy session, noting Scott’s lament that modern blockbusters look great but feel empty.
Translation: the lights are on, but nobody’s writing at home.

Check this out too:

RogerEbert.com — Essays on “What Makes a Great Film”
And if you’d like to remember what soulful storytelling looks like, revisit Roger Ebert’s reflections on what makes movies timeless.
Spoiler: it’s not lens flare.

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🧠 FAQ — Film Fan Edition

🎬 Q: Is Ridley Scott just being a grumpy old director?
A: Probably — but he’s earned it. When you’ve made Alien and Gladiator, you get to critique mediocrity while sipping espresso on a space throne. ☕👑

💡 Q: Are there still great movies today?
A: Absolutely. They often come from outside major studios. Look for indie films, international cinema, and auteurs who still believe story > spectacle.

🏙️ Q: Could NYwood really rival Hollywood?
A: Maybe not geographically, but spiritually? Every filmmaker with a dream and a DSLR is already part of the revolution. 🎥

🦸♂️ Q: What can fans do?
A: Support originality. Stream less “content,” watch more cinema. And if the plot sucks — say so (politely).

⚡ Quick Take / TL;DR

Ridley Scott says modern movies are “drowning in mediocrity.” He’s not wrong. Too many sequels, not enough soul. Maybe it’s time for a Renaissance — or perhaps for NYwood to take the stage. 🎭🎪 

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